"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Confocal microscopy and its application in China -- 1.1. A brief review of confocal microscopy -- 1.2. Resolution -- 1.3. Standardization in China2. Point spread function model -- 2.1. Lens imaging -- 2.2. PSF in confocal imag…